Having returned to the UK and discussed the offer from Euronews – along with a free flat to live in while we work out what do we our house and where to live in Lyon – today I accepted the offer. I told the headhunter when she rang me to check in with how the trip to Lyon had gone.

The next day I spoke to the HR director and told him the decision had been quite easy in the end – they made me feel very wanted.
I was then sent my contract to sign. It has to be in French, because of French law – but fortunately they included an English translation.
The deal is done and I have a start date – 1 February 2022.